Word: count
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Majesty's ministers and a sprinkling of potent financiers had gathered in David Lloyd George's library, for what reason none of them knew. Drawing out his watch, stepping over to the tall casement window, the spry Welshman dramatically flung the window wide. "I am going to count three," said he with his eye on the second hand. "After the third count listen, listen for all you're worth!" One, two, three-straining ears caught from far away, from a battlefield on the other side of the English channel, a faint sound pitched awesomely deep. "That, gentlemen...
...Quaker President Herbert Hoover should say: "We are a great Catholic nation and such we should remain!"-that would be news. In Vatican City last week Editor Count G. Dalla Torre of the Papal newsorgan Osservatore Romano thought he had news nearly as big. Just arrived was a communication from Jean Cardinal Verdier, new Archbishop of Paris (TIME, Dec. 2). Joyously the prelate reported that he had just had audience with the President of France, M. Gaston ("Gastou-net") Doumergue, stanch Protestant, who said (said the Cardinal): "Your Eminence is a representative among us of that immense moral force...
After more of such informal chat* Count & Countess Ciano received personally the Apostolic Benediction, plus a special blessing for the Dictator, his wife, their sons (three) and baby daughter...
...French count separately each backward and forward stroke of the tuning fork's vibration. In the U. S. and Great Britain one vibration is considered to consist of two strokes. Thus the U. S. and British A is 435-45 (one-half the French) vibrations...
When Cabman Hertz retired he interested himself in airplanes, country homes, horses. Racing men recall that last December he rejected the fabulous bid of $1,000,000 for Reigh Count. He said, "I think a fellow who would pay $1,000,000 for a horse ought to have his head examined, and the fellow who turned it down must be absolutely unbalanced" (TIME, Dec. 16). His fortune was garnered both from taxis and a great faith in U. S. common stocks, a faith which remains unshattered...